suited in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for suited in the English»French Dictionary

suited [Brit ˈsuːtɪd, Am ˈsudəd] ADJ

to be suited to place, vehicle, clothes:

être commode pour

to be suited to class, game, format, style:

convenir à

to be suited to person, personality:

être fait pour

they are ideally suited (to each other)

ils sont faits l'un pour l'autre

to be ideally suited for a post

être fait pour un emploi

I.suit [Brit suːt, Am sut] N

1. suit FASHION:

suit (man's)

costume m

suit (woman's)

tailleur m

two-/three-piece suit

costume deux/trois pièces

to be wearing a suit and tie

être en costume cravate

a suit of clothes

une tenue

a suit of armour

une armure complète

2. suit LAW (lawsuit):

suit

procès m

civil/libel suit

procès civil/en diffamation

to file a suit against

intenter or faire un procès à

to file a suit for damages

intenter un procès pour dommages et intérêts

3. suit (in cards):

suit

couleur f

long or strong suit

couleur longue

to be sb's strong suit fig

être le point fort de qn

to follow suit lit

fournir de la couleur

to follow suit fig

faire de même

II.suit [Brit suːt, Am sut] VB trans

1. suit (flatter) colour, outfit:

suit person

aller à

does it suit me?

est-ce que cela me va?

red doesn't suit your complexion

le rouge ne te va pas (au teint)

short hair really suited her

les cheveux courts lui allaient très bien

to suit sb down to the ground inf garment, arrangement, job:

aller à qn comme un gant

2. suit (be convenient) date, arrangement:

suit person

convenir à

does Sunday suit you?

est-ce que dimanche te convient?

it suits me fine

ça me convient or me va très bien

suits me inf!

ça me va!

she's liberal when it suits her

elle est libérale quand ça l'arrange

we'll go when it suits us!

on partira quand cela nous arrangera!

we stay here because it suits us

on reste parce qu'on est bien ici

it suits us to do

cela nous convient de faire

it suits him to live alone

ça lui plaît de vivre seul

it suits me that …

cela me convient que …

3. suit (be appropriate) part, job:

suit person

convenir à

the role didn't suit me

le rôle ne me convenait pas or n'était pas fait pour moi

a loan that suits your needs

un prêt qui répond parfaitement à vos besoins

you should find something to suit you

tu devrais trouver quelque chose qui te convienne

the house suited me fine

la maison me convenait parfaitement

4. suit (be beneficial) sea air, change:

suit person

convenir à

5. suit (adapt):

to suit sth to need, occasion

adapter qc à

to suit the action to the word

joindre le geste à la parole

III.suit [Brit suːt, Am sut] VB intr

suit

convenir

does that suit?

est-ce que ça (vous) convient?

IV.to suit oneself VB refl

to suit oneself refl:

to suit oneself

faire comme on veut

suit yourself!

fais comme tu veux!

they twist the facts to suit themselves

ils manipulent les faits à leur convenance

See also diving suit, bathing suit

diving suit N

diving suit

scaphandre m

bathing suit N dated

bathing suit → bathing costume

union suit N Am

union suit

sous-vêtement m (en une pièce comportant gilet et caleçon long)

diving suit N

diving suit

scaphandre m

dress suit N

dress suit

queue-de-pie f

business suit N

business suit

costume m de ville

business suit

complet m

boiler suit N Brit

boiler suit (workman's)

bleu m de travail or de chauffe

boiler suit (woman's)

combinaison f

sailor suit N

sailor suit

costume m marin

short suit N

short suit

couleur f courte

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Translations for suited in the English»French Dictionary

I.suit [su:t] VB trans

1. suit (be convenient):

suit

convenir à

to suit sb (right) down to the ground fig

convenir parfaitement à qn

suit yourself iron hum or pej

comme tu voudras

2. suit (look attractive):

suit

aller (bien) à

II.suit [su:t] VB intr

suit

convenir

if it suits

si cela te(vous) convient

III.suit [su:t] N

1. suit (jacket and trousers):

suit

costume m

suit for women

tailleur m

three-piece suit

costume trois pièces

trouser suit

complet m

2. suit (sports garment):

suit

combinaison f

bathing/swim suit

maillot m de bain

3. suit LAW:

suit

poursuite f

to bring [or Am file] a suit

engager des poursuites

4. suit (card sort):

suit

couleur f

5. suit fig:

to follow suit

faire de même

ski suit N

ski suit

combinaison f de ski

trouser suit N Brit

trouser suit

tailleur-pantalon m

boiler suit N Aus, Brit

boiler suit

bleu m de travail

birthday suit N inf

birthday suit

costume m d'Adam

paternity suit N

paternity suit

action f en recherche de paternité

lounge suit N

lounge suit

complet m

dress suit N

dress suit

costume m habillé

wet suit N

wet suit

combinaison f de plongée

diving suit N

diving suit

scaphandre m

suited Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to suit sb (right) down to the ground fig

convenir parfaitement à qn

suit yourself iron hum or pej

comme tu voudras

bathing/swim suit

maillot m de bain

to bring [or Am file] a suit

engager des poursuites

to follow suit

faire de même

to follow suit

faire de même

to bring a suit against sb

intenter un procès à qn

to suit sb fine

convenir parfaitement à qn

to suit the action to the word

joindre le geste à la parole

to serve sth up to suit any occasion

mettre qc à toutes les sauces inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

For this reason, certain benzodiazepines are better suited to treat insomnia than others.

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Squares of approximately 57 mm (inches) normally are well-suited for pieces with the kings in the preferred size range.

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Plants are suited to being grown in rockeries or containers.

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They did this by defining an object called a relative dvissage which is well-suited to certain kinds of inductive arguments.

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Their respective occupations of industrial abseiler and radiographer were not entirely suited to the career opportunities available in the small, scenic settlement.

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Nevertheless, the tune is well-suited to embellishment and improvisation.

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Dan is not well suited to be a social worker.

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A timocracy, in choosing its leaders, is inclining rather to the more high-spirited and simple-minded type, who are better suited for war.

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By this time it suited the band to release a very airy and generally more minimal-sounding album, with a slower pace.

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The characters seem more suited and it's not a big, white wedding, it's a low-key register office thing. 17 million viewers watched the wedding.

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